| LC control no. | n 95025839 |
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| Geographic heading | Belz (Ukraine) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Ukraine--Belz |
| Variant(s) | Belza (Ukraine) Belzec (Ukraine) Bele (Ukraine) |
| Special note | Old catalog heading: Belz, Ukraine |
| Found in | Ziemia bełska, 1990: p. 7 (... Bełzem) LC PreMARC file (hdg.: Belz, Ukraine) Encyc. of Ukraine: v. 1, p. 201 (Belz; city in Sokal raion, Lviv oblast. It was first mentioned in the chronicles of 1030, when it was an appanage of the principality of Galicia-Volhynia. As a fortified town Belz withstood several Polish seiges, but it was captured by Poland in 1388, and during the years 1462-1772 it was a voivodeship center. With the first partition of Poland in 1772 Belz came under Austrian rule. During the first half of 1919 Western Ukrainian and Polish armies fought several battles there. From 1919 to 1939 Belz again came under Polish rule. In 1939 it was occupied by the German army and became part of their Generalgouvernement. In 1944 Belz was taken by the Soviet Army but it belonged to Poland until 1951, when according to a treaty between Poland and the Soviet Union, it was incorporated into Soviet Ukraine) Ukraïna [MAP], 1992: (Belz, city in Lʹvivsʹka oblastʹ) Ṿe-hayu ʻenekha roʼot et morekha, 1989?: t.p. (Belza) BGN per phone, 03-16-95 (Belz; loc. in Lʹvivsʹka oblastʹ; ppl.; 50°23ʹN 24°01ʹE; variants: Belza; Belzec; Bele) |
| Geographic area code | e-un--- |
| Invalid LCCN | n 88212609 |
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